Tailoring Tennessee Higher Education
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: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Monday , May 31, 2010 Tailoring Tennessee Higher Education For seamless . transfer Tailoring . nbsp Seamless . nbsp Badum-ching This is a result of legislation enacted with the hope of increasing college completion rates in Tennessee . nbsp I think it's a good thing . nbsp All academic majors in public colleges and universities would have the same first two years of required courses . nbsp Numbered the same , as . well TN colleges work to ensure that credits transfer Posted by Rick Osborn : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Rick Osborn I'm Past-President of the
For Johnson City's Blue Plum Festival next weekend. We have a booth and ordered a bunch of these bandannas to give to visitors. We'll try to track the number of people we talk to by counting how many of these bandannas we have left over.
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Friday , May 28, 2010 Executive education can be a tough sell College , . Inc reports on Senator Charles Grassley's letter to high cost continuing education . programs Taxpayers paid 17k a month for executive ed Grassley said a recent graduate of the Senior Executive Fellows program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government reported that the government had paid 17,500 plus travel expenses for a four-week course , and that tuition had just gone up to 18,300. He said the government's own Federal Executive Institute , part of the Office of Personnel Management , charges federal agencies 18,375 for a four-week program called Leadership
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Friday , May 28, 2010 Continuing education job openings Even in tough times , colleges and universities are still hiring . Here are some continuing education jobs from The Chronicle of Higher Education and . HigherEdJobs.com University of : Denver Manager , Experiential Learning Hillsborough Community : College Continuing Education Coordinator Florida Studies Education Coordinator Portland Community : College Operations Manager , CLIMB Center Harvard : University Program Coordinator , Executive Education University of : Utah Academic Program Manager , Univ of Utah Job 40000 Posted by Rick Osborn : Reactions 0 comments : Post a
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: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Thursday , May 27, 2010 Niche organizations I've talked before about niche continuing education professional organizations--small groups that focus on one aspect of the field like accelerated programs , non-traditional degree programs , and so . forth If large organizations are struggling , I imagine these smaller ones are in dire straights . nbsp I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that this organization exists , but I received today an invitation to attend the National Association of College and University Mail Services Annual Conference in Albuquerque this summer . nbsp It's at the Hotel Albuquerque , also the site of the ACHE
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Wednesday , May 26, 2010 A message from the president Of Upper Iowa University , a small , independent universty that is . thriving Upper Iowa recently joined ACHE , and its large continuing education unit is led by former TACHE President Bill Duffy . nbsp My favorite Duffy story is about the time he locked himself out on the balcony of his hotel room at the Park Vista in Gatlinburg , TN . nbsp He had left his cell phone in his room as well . nbsp He finally caught the attention of some other guests out on their balcony who called the front desk . nbsp From College , Inc The blog not the . documentary Is the future of higher ed in
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Wednesday , May 26, 2010 Economy driving students to summer school We're experiencing growth with our summer . school We're trying new marketing techniques , employing a part-time social media coordinator to keep updating our media . nbsp Our summer school trends young and traditional , so we're marketing it differently than some of our other . programs School's Not Out for Summer Having a poor job market is something we correlate positively with , 8221 said Richard Russo , director of summer sessions at the University of California at Berkeley . High unemployment drives nontraditional students to enroll in college at all times of
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Tuesday , May 25, 2010 Voting in professional organizations If you're an ACHE member , it's time to vote The Association for Continuing Higher Education election is more than half over , and we'll be lucky to get more than a 10 voter turnout . nbsp I know the stakes aren't enormous , except maybe to those running , but I'm always surprised by the low number of members who vote . nbsp Is doesn't take much time . nbsp I don't know if it's the electronic format or just the nature of professional organizations , but we fail to generate much enthusiasm for these elections . nbsp And this year , the Home Office added a wonderful meet the
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Tuesday , May 25, 2010 Highlighting summer school Scots and Scots-Irish in Appalachia” is the focus of a course to be offered by East Tennessee State University’s Appalachian , Scottish and Irish Studies ASIS Program during the first summer term June 7-July 9 Taught by ASIS Director Jane MacMorran , the course will examine the cultural connection between Appalachia and two of its major progenitors , Scotland and Northern Ireland . Topics to be covered include history , cultural identity , music , narrative , material culture , foodways , and heritage tourism . Students will hear guest speakers and participate in field . trips This
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Monday , May 24, 2010 Small academic programs at risk The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at small academic programs , often the target of budget reduction . moves In Tennessee , we define low-producing undergraduate programs differently : as those producing an average of less than ten graduates a year over a five year period . nbsp For most graduate programs , that benchmark is five graduates--although it is three for doctoral programs . nbsp The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has been monitoring these programs for some time . nbsp Having a Multitude of Small Academic Programs Is Common—but Risky For example , at a
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: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Friday , May 21, 2010 Today is Bike to Work . Day It's Your Money : asks How Much Can You Save by Biking to Work Posted by Rick Osborn : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Rick Osborn I'm Past-President of the Association for Continuing Higher Education(ACHE and a past President of the Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher Education TACHE In the real world , I work in university continuing education administration . The views expressed here are my own and not the views of any college , university , or professional organization--no matter how brilliant , insightful , or
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Friday , May 21, 2010 Continuing education job openings Even in tough times , colleges and universities are still hiring . Here are some continuing education jobs from The Chronicle of Higher Education and . HigherEdJobs.com San Diego State University : nbsp Project Director Institute of Noetic Sciences : nbsp Director of Education University of Wisconsin Colleges : nbsp Outreach Program Manager Coastal Carolina Community College : nbsp Business Industry Training Director Indiana Wesleyan University : nbsp Director , Department of Continuing Studies for Teacher Leaders Wheelock College : nbsp Director , Continuing Education Texarkana
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training , and related--and some . unrelated--topics Friday , May 21, 2010 ETSU Buffalo Mountain Writers Workshop East Tennessee State University’s Office of Professional Development will present the Buffalo Mountain Writers Workshop from June 8-15. The workshop theme is Roots of Writing , 8221 and courses will be taught by ETSU adjunct instructors Doris Wyatt and Cathy Whaley . Designed as an innovative experience in writing for all genres and for authors from beginners to experienced writers , the workshop features special speakers Dr . Jack Higgs , ETSU Professor Emeritus and author of works on Appalachian literature and sports Dr . Don Johnson , ETSU professor and Poet-in-Residence
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